Entries from Eric Sloof

In this short demo, we give a quick overview of VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid capabilities and then show an example of installation and where we will have a Kubernetes cluster ready for application deployment. Learn about Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.

This Technical White Paper provides tips that help administrators maximize the performance of VMware vSphere 7.0, Update 3. Sections cover hardware selection, ESXi and virtual machines, guest operating systems, and virtual infrastructure management.

The VMware Skyline Advisor Pro Technologist badge validates skills for supporting, managing, and planning environments through proactive monitoring and issue remediation.

The badge holder helps organizations use VMware Skyline Advisor Pro to proactively avoid issues before they occur, increase network reliability and security, ensure peak performance, and reduce time-to-resolution for service requests.

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• Complete the VMware Skyline Advisor Pro Technologist Course.
• Pass the End of Course Assessment (80% or higher).

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This is the VMware NSX-T 3.2 Security Configuration Guide. This guide provides prescriptive guidance for customers on how to deploy and operate VMware NSX-T in a secure manner.

Guide is provided in an easy to consume spreadsheet format, with rich metadata (i.e. similar to existing NSX for vSphere & VMware vSphere Security Configuration Guides) to allow for guideline classification and risk assessment.

RVTools is a Windows .NET 4.6.1 application which uses VMware vSphere Management SDK 7.0U3 and CIS REST API to display information about your virtual environments.

Version 4.3.1 (February 5, 2022)

• Upgraded RVTools solution to use VMware vSphere Management SDK 7.0U3
• New tab page: The “vSource” tab page displays information about the server where the SDK web service is running, which is used by RVTools to gather all data. This is your vCenter server or ESX host.
• On vHost tab page new column: Host UUID.
• Health properties: New checkbox to enable or disable security health messages.
• On all related VM tab pages the column UUID was filled with the SMBIOS UUID value which is not unique. Now the column is filled with the unique VirtualCenter-specific 128-bit UUID value.
• The performance specialist Henk van der Valk (Henk@fulldata.nl) gave me two performance tips for VMs that could be incorporated into RVTools. 
• On vHealth tab page: new disk I/O and in-memory performance tips.
• Health properties: New checkbox to enable or disable performance tips health messages.
• Bug fix: on vInfo tab page the value of Video RAM was not visible.
• Bug fix: RVToolsMergeExcelFiles when one of the xlsx files contains no VMs an extra header row was added in the merged xlsx.

• Describe the architectural and operations enhancements in NSX-T Data Center 3.2
• Configure OSPF in the NSX-T Data Center 3.2
• Describe the NSX security architecture and features of NSX-T Data Center 3.2
• Configure Distributed Firewall on VDS Security Only Use Case
• Configure URL Filtering and Identity Firewall on NSX Edges
• Configure NSX Intrusion Detection and Prevention for east-west traffic
• Deploy the NSX Application Platform
• Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic
• Analyze the networking secure posture and threats with NSX Intelligence and NSX Network Detection and Response
• Deploy the NSX Advanced Load Balancer components
• Describe the NSX Federation Enhancements in NSX-T Data Center 3.2

Course data sheet

The Advanced Deploy VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.x exam (3V0-41.22) which leads to VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Network Virtualization Deploy 2022 certification (VCAP-NV Deploy 2022) is a 16-item lab-based exam, with a passing score of 300 using a scaled method.

Candidates are given an appointment time of 225 minutes, which includes five-minute seating time and adequate time to complete the exam for non-native English speakers. Actual exam time is 220 minutes.

VCAP-NV Deploy 2022 certification validates that you know how to deploy and optimize VMware NSX environments. It proves that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to leverage best practices to provide a scalable and reliable virtualized network for your organization.

Exam Sections

VMware exam blueprint sections are now standardized to the seven sections below, some of which may NOT be included in the final exam blueprint depending on the exam objectives.

Section 1 – Architecture and Technologies
Section 2 – Products and Solutions Section 3 – Planning and Designing
Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup
Section 5 – Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
Section 7 – Administrative and Operational Tasks

Easy Deploy for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formerly Avi Networks) Fling is a virtual appliance that helps you deploy Avi in a few clicks! This will enable you to leverage the power of multi-cloud application services platform that includes load balancing, web application firewall, container ingress, and application analytics across any cloud. No extensive knowledge is required as it’s meant to make demo, training and proof-of-concept (POC) easy!

Features

• A familiar VMware Clarity User Interface
• Automatically deploy an Avi Controller and Avi Service Engines
• Seamless integration with your VMware Cloud on AWS environment and on-prem vSphere environments
• Option to deploy sample app that leverages Avi load balancing

The VM News Collector App is a single source of all VMware announcements, providing users with direct access to information that is currently relevant to their environment.

The App leverages the existing VMware RSS feeds, and builds an easy-to-consume format that can be used by service providers, support teams, and end users alike.

Users of the App are able to securely view the available information on their mobile device, saving them valuable time in gathering crucial information from different locations.

While many organizations have an existing Kubernetes footprint, far fewer are using Kubernetes in production, and even less are operating at scale. 

Building an application platform on top of Kubernetes requires more engineering effort from a platform perspective but takes advantage of Kubernetes extensibility, allowing you to create something that aligns with the needs of developers, infrastructure teams, and the business. Some of the considerations you face may include: 

Enable growing demand for developers to package applications in containers. 
Move away from “ticket-based” infrastructure provisioning and deliver ways to build self-service API mechanisms. 

• Avoid vendor lock-in as you build atop of APIs. 
• Fulfill regulatory requirements to run mostly on-premises.
• Support your bare metal fleet along with your vSphere-enabled data center. 

This book written by Josh Rosso, Rich Lander, Alexander Brand & John Harris charts out the key considerations engineering teams must look at in order to successfully define a path to production with Kubernetes at enterprise scale.